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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2008, 09:03:05 pm »
Hillbilly, thats a character pencil.

Dana, the box got here today and looks excellent, thanks.  The grass is green, frozen that way I guess.
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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2008, 09:27:03 pm »
Very R/D bow. Congratulate your friend for all of us. And Blood Shot will be a nice entry for Jan BOM.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2008, 09:41:57 pm »
Beauty! Enjoy it in good health. Jawge
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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2008, 10:56:07 pm »
Very nice indeed.Great display of craftsmanship.Congrats tradrick

Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #19 on: January 19, 2008, 11:43:58 pm »
Yep, a very slick lookig bow there. Anyone would be proud to own such a fine weapon.
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2008, 08:33:22 am »
I nice bow, I like this r/d short bows.

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #21 on: January 20, 2008, 10:05:25 am »
Your friend makes a very nice bow Lennie. Not sure that "primitive end of bowyering" and FF go hand in hand though  :)
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #22 on: January 20, 2008, 01:45:35 pm »
True I guess we all draw our own lines in the sand.  B50 or FF, all those fibers are synthetic.  I don't know that a sinew string would work  on this bow, the grooves are tailor made for a skinny FF string.

Tony's "line" prevents him from making backed bows, other than sinewed.  In a way I think he's getting better at what he's doing by focusing on a particular design, whereas I branch out so much I never remember what I learned from the last given style I worked on.  I'm having fun though.
Lennie
Hannibal, MO

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #23 on: January 21, 2008, 10:18:30 am »
Sweet looking bow lennie,I know you will enjoy that.All looks great to me. :)I bet it is pretty fast. :)
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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #24 on: January 21, 2008, 10:59:03 am »
Bow itsself actually looks pretty aboriginal overall.  Nice

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #25 on: January 21, 2008, 11:05:47 am »
I'm working on a short little sliver of apple right now, I might try this design out Lennie. Thanks for posting.
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Offline uwe

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #26 on: January 21, 2008, 02:59:43 pm »
I like what you created! Nice shape, nice bending! Keep on the good work on the search to the perfect bow.
I`m still searching!
yregards Uwe

Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #27 on: January 21, 2008, 03:04:34 pm »
I thought that design would be up your alley Ryan.  Should be easy money after making those short stiff-handle recurves.  Wasn't taht last bow you posted that was painted of this sort of design?  Good luck with the apple.

Snedeker, the fur wrap and the character of the wood certainly give it a primitive look.  The fur strike plate is actually quite effective and comfortable too.

Uwe, my friend made this for me.  What I do, is dabble. 
Lennie
Hannibal, MO

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #28 on: January 21, 2008, 06:25:37 pm »
Oh man thats a cool pencil



....and the bow isnt too bad either
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Offline tom sawyer

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Re: My New Osage Selfbow, "Bloodshot"
« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2008, 07:37:34 pm »
I should have included more pics of the pencil.  It is pine, 7" long, 1/4" diameter, holds a sharpening well and writes 40 words per minute with few mistakes.

A sure-fire winner in the POM contest.
Lennie
Hannibal, MO